Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc and his sister Cindy threw a “back-to-school jam” that would go down in history. No one knew the ...

OPINION: Hip-hop and video games have had a long love affair, and as hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary this month, we look back at the storied history between gaming and the music genre we love.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zohran Mamdani’s early music as Young Cardamom reflected a blend of Kampala and Queens influences, rooted in multilingual rap. His ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. On Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc and his ...

On Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc and his sister Cindy threw a "back-to-school jam" that would go down in history. No one knew the tunes emerging from a Bronx rec room would evolve into hip-hop, a genre ...

Are the Grammys biased against hip-hop and rap? Here’s what the numbers say. Drake accepts the Best Rap Song award for ‘God’s Plan’ during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards. On Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc ...

Stacker dove into Grammy nominations, Billboard charts, and Spotify and Last.fm data to quantify the Recording Academy's predisposition to hip-hop. - Kevin Winter // Getty Images Stacker dove into ...